Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen wrote the musical with singer-songwriter Ann McNamee.

Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell in [title of show]Carol Rosegg

Gabriel Barre

Invitation-only developmental lab presentations of the new musical Other World—written by [title of show]'s Hunter Bell (book) and Jeff Bowen (music and lyrics) with singer-songwriter Ann McNamee (music and lyrics)—will be offered February 15 and 16 at Jerome Robbins Theatre at Baryshnikov Arts Center.

In the new musical, an avid online gamer, Sri, and a confirmed non-gamer, Lorraine, are magically and unexpectedly transported into Sri’s favorite video game, Other World. They must find a way to work together and, with the aid of fellow gamers and their avatars, survive the game to discover a way home.

The creative team also features choreographer Tānemahuta Gray, musical supervisor Mary-Mitchell Campbell, orchestrators Christopher Jahnke and Scott Wasserman, music director Michael Gacetta, and fight director Danielle O’Dea, with casting by Paul Hardt of Stewart/Whitley and general management by Alchemy Production Group.

Other World is being developed in creative consultation with the five-time Academy Award-winning WETA Workshop (The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies).